A lot of people (including myself) was wondering if Rick Ross new album “God Forgives, I Don’t” would have trouble selling units considering he just recently released a FREE album style scorching HOT mixtape “Rich Forever”. Guess what? Against the odds, he did it…. According to sound scan Ross’s album is on pace to sell 220,000 copies in the first
Read more →Early reports are out and according to HDD, Nas’ 10th solo album, Life Is Good will debut tomorrow at the top of the charts with an estimated 139K copies sold in its first week sales. If the amount holds up, this will be Esco’s fifth number one album. Final tally tomorrow.
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After being delayed over a year Young Jeezy finally was able to release, “Thug Motivation 103,” last week. The album debuts at number three, selling 233,000 records. His last album, “The Recession,” debuted at 260k. Common’s, “The Dreamer / The Believer,” sold 69k.
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Chris Brown has been a controversial figure over the last 2 years but it looks like the drama hasn’t had a negative effect on his career with, “F.A.M.E.,” selling 270k records in the first week of sales. Looks like album sales are on the way up with Lupe Fiasco selling 204k records during his first week.
Read more →Nicki Minaj has surpassed Kanye West in album sales as the pair both enter their 11th week on the Billboard 200. The HB hit the number 3 spot this week with 38,500 units moved…bringing her to 989,300 (I’m thinking platinum next week!!) Yeezy is not too far behind, though. He came in this week at 19 with 18,800 units….putting his
Read more →Nearly all Rap albums climb on the charts, including big gains from Kanye West and Diddy, with Lloyd Banks returning to the Top 200. One of the slowest release weeks of the year ended with some shifts. The year’s biggest and best climbed back to the top, while artists like Lloyd Banks and Mike Posner climbed back onto the Top
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